Lathe attachment for making metal screws



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J. N. SEYERANGE- a l LATES TTAGHMBNT PoR MAKING METAL sGRBws.-

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LATHE ATTACHIMITLIVIl FOR MAKING METAL SGREWS.

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ented Oct. 29, 1889 (No Model.)

J. N. SEVBPMANQ13.l LATHE ATTACHMENT FOR MAKING METAL SCREWS.

No. 413,870. Patented Oct. 29, 18,89'.

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` LATHE ATTACHMENT FR ,MAKING METAL SGREWS.- No. 413,870.

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J. N. SBVBRANCB. l LATHE ATTACHMENT P OR MAKINGMETAL SGREWS.

No. 413,870. Patented ont. 29.1889.

UNITED 'Siti-Atras PATENT OFFICE'. f

JOHN N. sEvEnANoE, OF .-READv1LLE, ASSIGNOR To THE L-EOKIE BUTTON AND 4MANUrAcTimINc COMPANY, or BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.'

LATHEATTAOHMENT FOR MAKING METAL s'cnsws..

SPEGIFI'GATION forming part of Letters retest No. 413,870, dated october 29, 1889.

- Application fusa nay 16,1889.

machines for threading, reducing, and cutting `'-wire, and especially to a machinecapable of use in the manufacture ofv button-Shanks.

The object ofthe invention is to provide a machine of simple, durable, and economical construction, by which the Shanks above retei-red to may be expeditiously, accurately,

from-a length of suitable wire-; .Y A

vThe invention consists in *the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter more fully-'described, and pointed out in the claims'.

Reference is to be'hadtothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similai, figures and lletters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 Figf2 is a plan viewthereof. Fig..3 isa transverse section on line a: a; of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view ofthe transverse sliding carriage: and the die-operating `meehanism.

- Fig. 5 is a bottom planr view of the dicoperating, mechanism. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the reamer and attached tripping mechanism. Fig. 7 is a front elevation ofthe same. Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the rod finishing o r smoothing device. Fig. 9 is a perspective view ofthe iinished shank. Fig. lO-isa planl -view of the machine, the mechanism at one end being in horizontalv section. Fig. 1l is a vertical section taken through the turrettable at one side of the turret. Fig. 12 is va similar view, the section being taken through the table at the opposite side ofthe turret. Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the die-operating mechanism and alsoa' perspective view of a die-head represented in position to be op view of one of theeattens.. 'l

. crated'upon, and Fig. 14 is a perspective In carrying ont the invention-I einpo'y'flieg major portion of 'what is known as the is a side elevation ofthe machine.

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in which, by-'reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, it willbe observed ythat a bed 10 is supported upon suitable legs 11, attached to a supporting-table 12. From one 'end of the bed a standard 13 is vertically proj ected,hav

Brown and Sharp screw-cutting.machine,.

ing a bifurcated upper end, and in advance of the bifurcated standard-13, at one side of the center of the' bed, a second perpendicular standard 111 is formed integral with the bed or attached thereto. Upon the face of the latter standard 151, approaching the center of the-bed, a hollow c linder or 'jacket 15 is horizontally suppor ed, being usually attached at the top by an essentially horseshoe-shaped clamp 16, which is made in this form to permitn the upward passage of an adljusting-scr'ew 16 from the 'standardfasmbest shown in Figs. 1 and. 2.

In the standards 13 and 14 a hollow shaft 17 is journaled, provided between the lsame with a cone-pulley 18 and` at its outer end' with a spoked clamping-ring 19, adapted for the manipulation of a chuck, hereinafter re-4 ferred to. A wire rod 20, upon which the thread is to be cut, is first passed through the shaft'l? and then througha suitable form of chuck 21, secured to the inner end of the said shaft within the cylinder 15, the jaws of which chnck'areopcned and closed by the ring 19. l l

I do not coniine myself .to any specific construction of the vparts above described, as any-- device for feeding'a wire rod through "a1 hollow shaft at intervals maybe employed. Like.- wise any form lof chuck maybe employed for rigidly holding'one end of said rod, the jaws of which 'chuck may7 be'openedand closed4 in any approved manner.

.A plate 22 is rigidly'secured transversely to the bedlO in front ofthe standard 14 and partially below thechu'ck, cylinderv or casing 15, which plate projects beyond each side of the bed, as best'shown in Fig. 3. The upper surface of the plate isprovided with a preferably dovetail lengthwise rib 23, and a bedblock 24 is held to slide .upon the plate 22,

havingtd that end a dovetail slot capable of receiving 'fixed plate 22, an`d"`t"one end, upon-its under the rib 23,.as shown in Fig. l. Thel isof greater length than the l face, an apertured lug 25. is secured, through which lug ahorigontal rod 26 passes. .secured at one extremity to the plateand provided at its other extremity beyond the lug with an adjustable stop 27, consisting, usually, of a nut or nuts, as best illustrated in Fig. 3. From the opposite end of. the sliding bed-block a hook or stud 28 is projected, to which one end of a coil or spiral spring 29 issecured, the other end of the spring being firmly attached to the corresponding extremity of the plate An extension 30 is f ormed upon the end of the plate carryin g the spring 29 at its outer side, as best shown in Fig. l, to which an el- 'bow or bel1-crank lever 3l is pivoted, the vertical member whereof is provided with a slot 32, capable of receiving a pin 33, secured in the outer side of the plate 24, as shown in Figs. l and 3.

In manipulating the bed-block 24 the handie of the lever 3l is `raised or lowered, carrying said block to the right or left. The spring' 29, when the lever is released, returns the bed-block to its normal position, (shown in Fig. 3,) the movement in one direction being limited by the adjustable stop 27, and in the other direction by Acontact of the lug 25with the plate 22. At the left, upon the upper face of the bed-block 24, parallel T-grooves 34 are produced, extending from its end nearly to its center, and in its upper face, near its other'end, similar transverse grooves 35 are out, as shown in Figs. 2

and 4, having a plain groove 35a at each side. Inthe grooves 34 at the extreme left of the bed-block abar 36 is adj ustablyheld,provided with T-lugs upon its under face adapted to enter said grooves, aset-screw 37 near one end, whereby the bar is held in a fixed post tion, and an arm 38, adjustably held in its inner end, which end projects preferably along the block 24. The said arm 3S extends inward horizontally over the bed 10 of the machine at a right angle to the bar 3G, and the free end of the arm at the left of the center of the bed-block 24' is bent at an angle away from said bed-block longitudinally of the fixed bedlO, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The arm is adj ustably held in the bar 36 by a set-screw 39. 1

In the inner groove 34 of the sliding bedblock a vertical post 40 is inserted, slotted to receive a knifeclamp 41,' passed horizontally through the same and keyed. in position in any well-known manner. The inner end of the clamp is made in two sections having a concave recess 42 in their upper edge and secured together by a set screw 43, as best shown in Fig. 3. Between the sections of the clamp a knife 44 is rigidly held in'suohv manner that the upper portion of the cutting-edge will onlybe exposed by the saidprecess 42, the body of the knife extending below the kclamp at an inclination outward. n

In 'the central transverse groove 35 of -the bed-block 24 an inverted-T-shaped standard 45 is,held to Isl-ide, transversely slotted to rev ceive an essentially L-shaped clamp 4G, the horizontalmemberofwhich is passed through the slot of the standard and held rigidly in position by two adjusting-screws 47, one at each side of the vertical portion of'the standard, as best shown in Fig. jecti'ng ends of which screws extend down in the side transverse grooves 35a of the bedblock, whereby the standard may be adj usted upon said bed-block as desired. The vertical member of the knife-clamp 4G is provided with a right-angular extension 4S at its upper end, having an upwardly-inclined end face, in which face a dovetail groove 49 is produced. The vertical member of the L-clamp and the extension 48 are split from topto bottom and sprung together by `a binding-screw 50, as

shown in Fig. 3. The knife 51,carried bythe L-shaped clamp, is Aprovided upon its back with a dovetail rib 52, and upon its front at one edge a longitudinal shoulder 53 is formed.

The lower end ofthe knife is beveled to produce a sharp cutting-edge 54, whereby when the cutting-edge is brought. in Contact with the wire rodA the surfaceof the rod will be reduced the width of the shoulder.

In placing the knife in position in the clamp the rib is introduced into the groove 49 of the extension 48 and carried downward until the cutting-edge is flush withthe lower face of the extension, and the adj usting-screw is then manipulated to bind the knife i'n place. will be observed that by set is given an upward and outward inclination, as shown in Fig. 3.

At or near the center-of the bed-block 24, which for convenience hereinafter may be called the knife-carriage, a transverse recess 55 is formed, adapted to receive a knifeblock 56, (illustrated in detail in Fig. 14,) whichblock is secured to the knife-carriage inany approved manner, and is adapted to support a sliding clamp 57, carryinga perpendicular knife 58. The knife-block is provided with a ychannel 59 near' one edge, parallel with the ends of the knife-carriage, in which channel the horizontal member -of the clamp 57 is loosely fitted, said clamp being essentially in the form of a right angle. The horizontal member of the clamp is provided with a slot 60, and is held in adjustable position by a setscrew 6l passing' through a washer 62 and the' slot 60 into the block. The vertical member of the clamp is preferably curved, as shown at a, Fig. 14, to incline out-ward from the denter of the carriage 24 over the side of the knife-block. The upper end of the clamp 57 is cut vertically to form opposed jaws drawn together by an adjusting-screw 63, and in the inner face of the said vertical member of the clamp, principally in the overhanging portion, a vertical recess is produced capable of receiving the .knife 58. The upper or cutting edge of the knife is beveled outwardly and downwardly.

In 'adjusting the knives 5l and 58 upon the 3, the lower or pro- It Y reason of the inclined face of the extension the knife when IIO IIS

carriage the knife is located nearer thecenter of the carriage and closer to its inner side edge, as best shown inFigs. Zand 4.-.

' project vertically upward, as illustrated in l ward thrust of the carriage.

Figs. 1 and 3. The post is provided with a slot G5 in its upper end, extending transversely of the said bed10,and a verticalbore 66,leading into said slot, as shown in Fig. 8. Within the slot a disk G7 is pivoted", provided with two spaced angular recesses G8 in itsperiphery at what is normally its under side, whereby an essentially triangular tooth is formed, and from the upper peripheral edge of the disk an arm 69 is upwardly projected, having a' stud 70 extending ata right angle from its outer face near the top, which stud 'is provided wit-h a head 71, the face vof which is preferably corrugated or roughened, as shown in Fig. 8. In the bore 66 of the post a spiral or coil spring is introduced, and to the upper end of said spring a pawl 72 is secured, having Vertical playin the bore, and an angular head or top capable of engaging with the rel spective recesses 68 in the disk G7. Thepost 64 is so located 'that the central vertical axis thereof will be in the same planel with the equivalent axis of the chuck 21, and when the arm 69 is in a vertical position (illustrated in Fig. 1) the head of the stud 70 will he immediately opposite and in horizontal alignment with thc opening in the said chuck. Thus the arm 69 acts as a stop when in a vertical position and gages the length of rod to be projected from the chuck.

chuck are open ed and the rod is forced through them, as soon as the rod strikes the stop the said jaws are closed. The post 64 is longitudinally adjustable upon the bed 10. At the end of the machine opposite to that carrying the tubular shaft 17 side extensions 73 are secured to the bed, and upon-said extensions a carriage 74 is held to slide in any approved mannerl longitudinally over the bed 10, as vshown in Figs. 1 and 2, and upon the longitudinal carriage near its inner end a revolving turret 7 5 is located, adapted, preferably, to make one-sixth of a revolution at every in- The turret-carriage is moved backward and forward by 'a lever-arm 7 @secured at or near its center to the upper surface of the carriage near its' outer end, which lever is fulcrumed at one extremity in a suitable bearing-post 77, attached to the side of the bed l10, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The movement of the carriage may be regulated in any approved manner..

The turret is adapted to carry, preferably,l three yhorizontally-disposed die-heads 78 and reamers or screw-m achine drills 79, alternately arranged, as best shown in Fig. 2. The reamers are illustrated iu detail in Figs. 6 and 7, and consist of a tub ularbody 80, hazing an attached stem 81, in which body one end of'a rganringtool 82 is detachablv held in any approved manner. Upon the lower surface of the reamer-body a iinger 83 is secured, having one curvedl and an opposite straight edge,v which linger extends outward below and beyond the reamingtool, paralleltherewith,

Upon the upper surface of the reamer-body,

slightly in the direction of the curved edge of the nger 83, a trip-bar S4 is transversely and adjustably secured, as shown in Fig. 6, and the said bar at its outer end is provided with an arm 85, carried upward and outward at an inclination in direction of the vlongitudinal axis of the reaming-tooLandv in the outer face yof said arm, at its upper end, a slot 86 is formed. p

The die-head 7S (illustrated in detail in Fig. 13) has been made the subject-matter of a separate application of even date herewith,

and consists of spring-actuated jaws pivotedA in a body 88, which'jaws are permitted to open and are closed by the manipulation of a cani-ring S9, loosely mounted uponc the body and held in contact with the jaws. The number of jaws employed is usually three, and in such an event three pins QOare projected from -the periphery of the ring, so'spaced that when the jaws carrying the dies are closed one pin will be immediately above each jaw, and when the jaws are opened the pins will be essen-A tially between or at one side of said jaws.

The die-heads and reamers are rigidly held in the turret, the rcamers being so set-that the ngerwill be at the bottom, and Athe die-heads are so secured that when the jaws are closed IOO one pin will be uppermost in a vertical position, as best illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4:. In operation as a stop, when the jaws of the' at its outer end and providedwith a slot 95,-

through which a suitable adjusting-screw is passed into the casing 15.. The inner end of the bodyis reduced and carried over beyond,

the chuck 21 at one side of the vertical center of the same, as shown in Fig. a. The locklao .ing-plate 93 is pivoted lupon the under face of. the inner extremity of the body, the piyotpin .whereof is so controlled byfa spring 96V that the plate, which is rectangular` in genf eral contour, will be normally held to extendv at a right angle beyond the inner face of the body portion 91, as illustrated in Fig. 4. Upon the under face of the locking-plate a longitudinal diagonal shoulder 97 is'formed, terminating a slight distance beyond its center, as shown in Fig. 5, and the outer end of the shoulder is carried vertically downward, forni- 13g-3151309 Q glgviggxg, diagonal inner faceA inclining in dirctionofthe-enteran direction of the body, as shown at 103 in Fig.

formed by attaching i iliary4 plate 99 to the corner of the plate.

a properly-shaped auxpivoted llocking-plate. The auxiliary plat:v 99, when attached, curves 'lessthan one-half the widthot the pivoted plate, as shown in Fig. 5, and extends out iiush with the inner end of said main plate. The pivoted plate is limited in its outward throw by contactwith a recessed stop-bar 100,

attached to and. projecting from-the inner end ofthe body. Upon the lower face of the pivoted plate, at its forward outer corner, the cam-finger 94.' is rigidly secured, extending outwardly and downwardly in a long spiral, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 3, and 5. The lower end of the iinger terminates in a beveled surface 101. ',Thetrip-arm 92 'is pivoted uponthe upper4 surface ofthe body 91 at itsrear end, and" is ycontrolled 'by a strong (preferably coil) sprin`g'102. The tripping- .a'rin is bent downward at ariglit angle near its veente'lg.inside oftlie reduced portion of the body, a1 1d` carried horizontally forward. The *forward end of the arm is quite wide, and its forward'edge is beveled from its outer sidein v5,1zti1dbeveled near its inner side. At its end a'pin orstud ,104i is projected from its upper face, adapted `for contacty with the enlarged section ofthe projecting end of the pivoted locking-plate 93fwhen said `plate is in its """xtlie chuclg is closed upon. the wire. The tur- 'norm-al position.;

.'-In operation tHe-wire is fed into the revolving chuck-21 until it:strikes the stop-arm 69, which arni is ina vertical position, whereupon ret-carriage is-then fed forward and ,one of thegreamers .caused to center thechuek. As -thiefreamer approaches the wire the iinger 83 v 'strikes the stop-arrn'69 and 'throws .the same "-to one side, as illustrated -in Fig. 3. Nhen thereamer has reached the wire, the arm 85 upon Vthe -top of the said reamer engages with the bcveled'edge 103 otjthe tripping-arm 92 of the tripping mechanism A (said mechan f ism being then as shown in Fig. 2) and presses against said edge. By the time the wire is suiiicient-ly reduced the tripping-arm 92 is throw-n outward beyond the body of the mechanism suiiiciently'to disengage the pin 104 from contact with the side of the shoulder of "the lock-plate 93. The locking-plate being released, the spring 96 acts and'throws the said Vplate transversely of the body, andthe ,tripping-arm being at this moment released from vthe reamer the piu 104 of the tripping-arm is forced by its spring 102 in Contact with the end 'of the lock-plate shoulder, as shown .in ",Eliig.'v 13.' Thus thel vtripping-arm is' held in l'what I designate an open position, ready for action. The carriage 7 4 is then carried back fand advanced again, whereupon oneof the die-heads is made to face the chuck 2l, the jaws being closed'and one upper pin 90 in a vertical position, as shown in Fig. 4.v 'As the last thread is cut upon the redueedneutof thewire, the upper pin 90 is pressedso hard The shoulder may bey against the shoulder 97 of the plate 93 of the trip mechanism A that the said plate is forced back and the tripping-arm 92 released, where' uponthe pin 104, traveling in contact with I the said shoulder 97, not, only retains the pivoted locking-plate in the shifted position, but

also so guides the tripping-arm 92 that it, beingl forced violently inward bythe spring 102, strikes the pin 90 of the die-head and revolves the cam-ring 89 to such an extent as to open the jaws, the movement oi the pin being de.

termined by the stop' 9S. The die-head is now drawn back away from the thread, whereupon the pin 90, just acted upon, is engaged with the cam-faceof the spiral finger 94, and

the ca1n-ring 89 is revolved until when the `pin leaves the finger itis essentially at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the die-head, and another pin is brought to a vertical position at the top. This movement again closes the jaws of the die-head, leaving the same in position to cut another thread. The transverse carriage 2 4 may now be manipulated to bring cutters to bear against the revolving threaded wire to cut 'the same or form shoulders thereon.

In constructingV the button-.shank illus tr'ated in Fig. 9 the carriage 24 is firstmanipulated'to bring the knives 5l and 58 to 4 The IOO

I desire it to be distinctly understood that the attachments may be used in connection with any screw-cutting machine, and any one or more of the attachments described may be omitted without departing from the spirit of the invention, and also that, while specific construction has been shown and described, other equivalent construction may be. employed. o

.Although the mechanism shown for clamp'- ingthe wire to be operated upon is common to machines ofv this type, I have illustrated .such construction in detail in Fig. 10. yWith reference to said figure, the inner end of the tubular shaft upon which the cone-pulleyis mounted is flanged, as shown at 105, and said iiange is threaded to screw upon the tubular body 106 of the chuck 21;. Within the' shaft 17 a tube 107 is concentricallylocated,which shaft is capable of turning,'andthe inner endA IIO of theinner tubev is flanged, as shown at E,

tocontact with the ange of the shaft 17, and upon said anged a's'eries-.of horizontal 1in; gers 108 is securedhavinganinner tapering side. When the tube 107, through which the wire passes, is forced or carried inward,the

lattiero fingers contact with jaws 109, loosely sup-v ported Within the chuck-body, and lock the jaws in contact Withthe wire to be cut, one end of which wire projects beyond the front face of the chuck 21. When the tube 10T is carried out\vard,vthe' fingers are drawn from contact with the chuckfjaws and the position of the Wire may be changed. The tube 107 is manipulated by the spoked clampingring 19, which is fast to itsouter end and exteriorly threaded tov engage with an interior thread produced in la bushing 110 inserted in thestandard 13.

ployed for regulating the movement ot the turret; but I desire it to be distinctly understood thatl do not confine myself to such construction.

Fig. 11 is a partial section through the turret, taken on'the line-H', and Fig. 12 is a similar section taken on line li, both being indicated in Fig. 10. 1

In 'the under side of the table, at each side of the turret, longitudinal recesses 111 and 112 are respectively produced, and in the slide- Ways below said recesses shorter recesses 113 and 114 are respectively formed, the base- Wall of the lat'ter recess being preferably provided with a' depression, as shown in Fig. 12. In the recess 114: an angle-dog 115 is pivoted, adapted to engage with a toothed Wheel 11G, integral with the lower central portion or shank of the turret. When the turret-carriage is pushed inward, the dog is depressed and does not act upon the Wheel; but when the said carriage is drawn back the dog partially revolves the wheel 116, and consequently the carriage, bringing a reamer to the front it a die-head has been in that position upon the forward orA inward thrust. In order, upon the forward or inward thrust, to prevent the turret from turning, a lever 117 is pivoted at or'near its center in tine recess 112, as shown in Fig. 11, carrying at one end a pin 118, capable of entering any one of. a series of apertures 11-9 in the under face of the turret, and said pin is normally held in an aperture by the bearing of a spring 120 uponthe oppositeV end of the lever, which end is provided with a latch-head, as shown. The latch-head of thelever is capable of contacting with an anglefdog 121, pivoted in the recess 113. Vhen the turret-table is carried forward, the dog does not act upon the lever; but uponthe backward movement of the table :the latch-head of the lever is raised by the dog, disengaging the pin 118 from the turretjthereby permitting the opposite dogY 115 to operate. When the turret vhas been vrevolved by said dog 115, the pin 118 auto' matically enters one of the"turretapertures,- since the latchhead will have passed the dog chuck and apivoted gage pivoted in advance of the chuck, of a sliding carriage carrying a turret, and reamers horizontally projected from the turret, provided with a horizont-al iinge'r upon their under side capable of -contact with the gage, substantially as shown and described. Y

2. The combinatiomwith a Wire-holding chuck and a pivoted gage located infront of the chuck, of a sliding carriage carrying a turret, and ream'ers horizontally projected from the said turret, provided with a hori zontal linger secured to the under side of vtheir body, having one curved, and one stra-ight edge, and an angle tripfbar secured Vupon the top of said body, and the trip mechanism A, nsubstantially as shown and described.

The combination, with a Wire-holding chuck, a pivoted gage located in front of the chuck, a sliding carriage, and a revoluble turret mounted upon said carriage, of reaniers horizontally securedin the turret, pro- `vided with a nger horizontally attached to the under side,l an angle trip-bar adj ustably attached to the upper side of the reamerbody, the -vertical member whereof extends beyond the front of the body and is provided ivith a groove in its outer surface, and the tripping'mechanisru A, substantially as shown and described.

, 4. The combination, With a Wire-holding chuck, a pivoted gage located in front of the chuck, a' carriage sliding in front of the gage, and a revoluble turret mounted upon said carriage, of reamers horizontally held in the turret, provided With a finger projected from their under face capable ol' contact with the gage, and a second carriage sliding beneath the wire-holding chuck and at the rea-r of the gage,.and cutters adj ustably held upon said carriage, all combined for operation substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with a Wire-'holdings chuck and the trip mechanism A, extending over and-beyond the chuck, of a die-head provided With pivoted-jaws, and a revolving eamringsurrounding the jaws, having pins projected therefrom for contact with the trip mechanism, ysubstantially as set forth.

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6. The combination, with a Wire-holdiug chuck and the trip mechanism A, of a sliding carriage, a turret mounted upon the carriage, and 4die-heads horizontally supported 1n said turret, comp rising a body, jaws pivoted in the A body, a loosely-mounted canrring inclosing and contacting with the jaws, and 'pins projected from the outeryperiphery of the ring, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose specified.

7. The combination`,-With a Wire-holding chuck, a' gage pivoted 'in front of the chuck, a knife-carriage sliding'beloiv the chuck, and an arm attached to the carriage capable of setting the gage, ofv a reamer` comprising ai tubular body and a linger projected from the under surface of its body beyond its front facea-nd capable of displacing the gage, substantially as shown and described. f

8. The combination, with a wire-holding chuck, a gage pivoted in front of the' chuck, a knife-carriage sliding below the chuck, and an adjustable arm projected longitudinally from one side of the carriage to set the gage, of a second carriage sliding in front ofthe chuck, a revoluble turret mounted upon the said second carriage, and reamers supported in the turret, comprising a tubular body and a finger having one straight and an opposite curved edge secured to the under face ,of theA body and extending beyond its front, substantially as shown and described.

9. The combination, with a Wire-holding chuck and 'the tripping mechanism A, located above the chuck, of a sliding carriage, a turretvniounted upon the carriage, and reamers and die-heads alternately secured in the tur;

ret, the reamers comprising atubularbodyand an angled trip-bar adj ustably secured'to the upper face of the saine at its front, the die heads comprising a body containing pivoted jaws, a loosely-mounted cam-'ring surrounding and clamping the jaws, andpins projected from the said ring, ail rcombined for operation substantially as specified.

l0. The combination, with a wire-holding chuck, the tripping mechanism A, a gage pivoted in front of the chuck, a carriage sliding. 'In front of. the gage, and aturret mounted upon said carriage, of rearners anddie-heads alternately arranged in said turret, the reamers comprising a tubular body, afinger pro. jected from the bottom of the body, and an angleftfrip-bar adjustably' secured upon the top/df the saine, and the die-heads consisting of a body portionprovided with pivoted jaws,a loosely-mounted cam-ring clamping ythe jaws, and pins projected from the said ring, allcoinbined for operation substantially asspeciied. l u 11. The combination, with a diehead comjaws, a cam-ring' loosely'mounted upon the body surrounding the jaws, and pins projected from the said ring, of a tripping device comprising a body portion provided with a. neck, a spring-actuated locking-plate having a shoulder 97 upon its under side and pivoted to the neck, a spiral cam-finger projected from the said locking-plate, and a/ springactuated angle tripping-arm provided with a pin projecting from its upper surface near its outer Aedge, substantially as shown and'. de-

scribed.

JOHN N. SEVERANCE.

Vitnesses: Y

R. S. BARRoWs, WILLIAM J. MILLER.

. Y `45l prising a body portion provided with pivoted Y 

